/*
 * Copyright (c) 2020 vitasystems GmbH
 *
 * This file is part of project EHRbase Migration Tool
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
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package org.ehrbase.migration.exporter.v0.jooq.dbencoding;

import com.nedap.archie.rm.datastructures.Element;

/**
 * utility to deal with Element content check
 */
public class Elements {

    private Element element;

    public Elements(Element element) {
        this.element = element;
    }

    /**
     * check if an element is containing any significant values to be serialized (e.g. stored) to DB
     *
     * @return
     */
    public boolean isVoid() {
        return (element.getValue() == null && element.getNullFlavour() == null);
    }
}
